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Table 39

Law Enforcement Officers Feloniously Killed with Firearms While Wearing Body Armor

Type of Firearm and Size of Ammunition, 2004–2013

Type of firearm Size of ammunition Total 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Number of victim officers killed with firearms while wearing body armor Total 308 31 30 26 34 29 33 38 46 23 18
Handgun Total 215 22 24 21 20 21 18 26 35 17 11
.22 Caliber 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0
.22 Magnum 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
.25 Caliber 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
.32 Caliber 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
.357 Caliber 7 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1
.357 Magnum 10 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
.38 Caliber 30 4 5 1 2 6 1 3 6 0 2
.380 Caliber 21 1 2 4 2 3 1 2 4 1 1
.40 Caliber 44 5 3 6 1 6 4 6 10 3 0
.44 Caliber 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
.45 Caliber 24 4 5 1 1 0 2 3 5 0 3
.50 Caliber 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Millimeter 58 5 4 4 6 3 8 9 5 10 4
10 Millimeter 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 6 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0
Rifle Total 59 7 3 3 6 4 13 10 5 3 5
.22 Caliber 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
.223 Caliber 15 0 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
.280 Caliber 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
.30-06 Caliber 5 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
.30-30 Caliber 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
.308 Caliber 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
.44 Magnum 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5.45x39 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
5.56 Millimeter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Millimeter 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
7.62x39 Millimeter 18 4 2 0 1 0 4 3 2 1 1
Not reported 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1
Shotgun Total 33 2 3 2 7 4 2 2 6 3 2
12 Gauge 30 2 2 2 7 3 2 2 6 2 2
16 Gauge 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Gauge 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Not reported Total 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Not reported 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0